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Leaked pics: Upcoming smartphones

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Apple iPhone 5S: A Chinese website has leaked photos of Apple iPhone 5S's first batch, reportedly taken from a Foxconn factory. The photos show the next-generation smartphone in various stages of development. It features the same design language as followed by iPhone 4, 4S and 5. It is rumoured that the phone will be showcased on June 20, and hit the stores the following month. Rumours about iPhone 5S say that it will be thinner than its predecessor and feature a 13MP camera on the back as well as a fingerprint sensor. Speculations also point towards a snappier processor, fingerprint sensor, 2MP front unit, more powerful LED flash and multiple colour options.

LG Optimus G2: Several leaked photos of LG Optimus G2 have appeared on the internet, showing a vastly different design language compared to its siblings. On the design front, this phone has a thin bezel and lacks a front key. Optimus G2 is expected to be powered by Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean) and have a 2GHz Snapdragon 800 CPU under the hood. Other rumoured features of the phone include 5-inch screen with 1920x1080p resolution.

Nokia Lumia EOS: Rumoured for long, the Nokia Lumia smartphone with 41MP PureView camera is widely expected to be launched on July 11. This phone is known as Lumia EOS in tech circles and will run on Windows Phone 8. The handset has made appearances on the internet in red, yellow and black colours via leaked images, which show a huge camera and body made using polycarbonate. The phone apparently looks similar to Lumia 920, have Carl Zeiss optics, 1/1.2-inch sensor. It is expected to have a 4.5-inch AMOLED screen with ClearBlack Display technology, 1280x768p resolution and 332 ppi pixel density. This handset is also rumoured to come with a 1.5GHz dual-core processor and 32GB internal storage.

Apple iPhone 5S: A Chinese website has leaked photos of Apple iPhone 5S’s first batch, reportedly taken from a Foxconn factory. The photos show the next-generation smartphone in various stages of development. It features the same design language as followed by iPhone 4, 4S and 5. It is rumoured that the phone will be showcased on June 20, and hit the stores the following month. Rumours about iPhone 5S say that it will be thinner than its predecessor and feature a 13MP camera on the back as well as a fingerprint sensor. Speculations also point towards a snappier processor, fingerprint sensor, 2MP front unit, more powerful LED flash and multiple colour options.

Unannounced Nokia phone: Recently, an image of an announced Nokia phone has surfaced on the internet. The device in the photo has a large camera hump on the back. The picture shows cut-outs for the camera lens, microUSB port, sim card slot and LED flash. This photo has given rise to speculation that the Finnish manufacturer is preparing a second device with metal body, after Lumia 925.

Sony Xperia Z Ultra: Sony is expected to launch a phablet named Xperia Z Ultra. Codenamed Togari, this device is expected to have a 6.44-inch screen with 1080p support, Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean) operating system and Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 processor under the hood. The allegedly upcoming Xperia Z Ultra phablet supports stylus input and have a new X-Reality display technology. It is said to have 16GB on-board storage, 2GB RAM, 342ppi pixel density, 8MP rear camera, 1.3MP secondary shooter and 3,000mAh battery. A recent report claims that the device is resistant to water as well as dust and has NFC.